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Iowa Writes FLOYD SANDFORD There they go, arm in arm, my two companions Jiri and Marie, Jiri's steps flag and falter. "A circulation problem in my legs," he says. "Alzheimer's," says Jiri. But here they are, lurching and laughing, like two children at a game. I look at my friends holding on to one another as they weave and falter, Here they go, my two old friends Jiri and Marie, linked arm in arm, |
About Iowa Writes Since 2006, Iowa Writes has featured the work of Iowa-identified writers (whether they have Iowa roots or live here now) and work published by Iowa journals and publishers on The Daily Palette. Iowa Writes features poetry, fiction, or nonfiction twice a week on the Palette. In November of 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Iowa City, Iowa, the world's third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Iowa City has joined Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia as UNESCO Cities of Literature. Find out more about submitting by contacting iowa-writes@uiowa.edu FLOYD SANDFORD Floyd Sandford is a Coe College Professor emeritus of Biology. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Africa, he does marine biology research in the Caribbean, enjoys world travel and long-distance hiking, and works to encourage habitat preservation and increased biodiversity for wildlife and other entities with no voice on an acreage in Northeast Iowa. |
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